Pa Surname

1,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Gambia

Pa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India336,1711:2,282233
Indonesia9,4471:13,9991,759
Myanmar8,6751:5,987223
Pakistan4,6961:38,0421,727
Malaysia3,1211:9,4501,085
Guatemala2,9781:5,400725
Gambia2,0581:935141
Vietnam1,7091:54,211566
Saudi Arabia1,3121:23,5183,324
United Arab Emirates1,1461:7,9951,002
United States1,0341:350,54131,413
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Iran8631:88,9728,956
Oman6581:5,605795
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Australia4711:57,3166,985
Taiwan4661:50,311560
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Qatar2931:8,048876
Papua New Guinea2801:29,1203,321
Thailand2371:298,05251,367
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Netherlands1961:86,15914,300
China1881:7,272,987524
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Brazil1391:1,540,10351,247
England1201:464,31730,397
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Canada871:423,51337,101
France871:763,48093,619
Spain841:556,57226,793
Italy781:784,06062,950
Mexico751:1,655,01617,098
Afghanistan691:465,9886,093
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Portugal571:182,7767,697
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Lithuania411:74,01411,104
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Nepal321:890,0305,708
Cambodia311:499,5854,198
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Israel91:950,84857,975
Laos91:732,036508
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Panama71:558,8949,437
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Albania61:485,67618,535
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Cyprus61:147,4798,354
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: (14) & (6) are calculated separately.

Pa (1,238,615) may also be a first name.

Pa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pa (Bengali: পা, Hindi: पा, Oriya: ପା, Tibetan: པ་) occurs most in India. It can also be found as a variant: or . For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,415th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,174 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pa are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pa is also the 655th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,238,615 people.

The last name Pa is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 336,171 people, or 1 in 2,282. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 70 percent live, Gujarat, where 26 percent live and Bihar, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 134 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Myanmar, where 2 percent live.

Pa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pa has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pa last name is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pa surname are 11.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Pa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% less than the national average, earning $45,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8314/
836/
Paz80528,614/
Pha8090,975/
Pai8068,548/
Pat8046,356/
Pap8027,224/
Pea8022,657/
Pau8021,963/
Pay8017,653/
Pas8013,765/
Paa808,304/
Pah805,303/
Ppa803,663/
Pad802,973/
Poa801,653/
Hpa80702/
Paß80657/
Paç80524/
Paş80439/
Paj80381/
Bpa80175/
Paš80101/
Pač8035/
Pga8022/
Paś8021/
Púa8019/
Pfa8017/
Vpa8013/
Paź807/
Pać804/
Péa802/
Paí801/
Paï801/
Pìa801/
Půa801/
Paya6779,269/
Papp6772,352/
Pais6755,809/
Phat6750,516/
Paiz6729,822/
Phai6723,483/
Pait6717,687/
Paja6714,151/
Pass6712,648/
Pfau6711,131/
Paat6710,026/
Phap679,842/
Peat677,228/
Pach676,940/
Patt676,897/
Paas675,504/
Paus675,467/
Paha674,835/
Phad673,181/
Paap673,083/
Pash672,790/
Pays672,222/
Paut671,939/
Phay671,895/
Pahu671,469/
Pead671,426/
Peða671,405/
Phau671,347/
Pats671,335/
Paia671,323/
Past671,230/
Paid671,137/
Phoa671,081/
Peas671,003/
Peea67830/
Paić67826/
Paai67658/
Paud67587/
Paup67551/
Paux67482/
Puđa67467/
Peap67436/
Paľa67423/
Payt67393/
Paay67383/
Paah67325/
Phas67295/
Phea67286/
Pauś67263/
Pasz67250/
Padh67239/
Padt67234/
Paip67195/
Pahs67186/
Pauh67165/
Peaz67165/
Paih67156/
Pads67140/
Pauu67134/
Payz67127/
Peța67107/
Paaz67102/
Paaß6794/
Pfad6793/
Paad6790/
Paij6788/
Pa'a6786/
Pajt6783/
Pauz6780/
Pazz6776/
Payd6768/
Pața6766/
Padd6764/
Pauš6762/
Piea6745/
Pacz6740/
Pață6735/
Hpea6734/
Paph6732/
Ppaa6729/
Phaa6729/
Peșa6729/
Pêga6728/
Phah6725/
Peňa6725/
Pahz6724/
Pasd6722/
Pahy6722/
Hpat6721/
Pu'a6720/
Païs6719/
Papf6717/
Pašš6717/
Paiy6716/
Pgai6716/
Pooa6716/
Ppai6715/
Paiš6714/
Patč6713/
Phaj6713/
Peae6713/
Pauß6713/
Payp6713/
Ppay6712/
Pioa679/
Hpay679/
Patd679/
Po'a679/
Padz679/
Ppap678/
Pajh678/
Pașa677/
Hpas676/
Peaś676/
Pușa676/
Ppas676/
Ppat675/
Payj674/
Ppad674/
Hbpa674/
Phaz674/
Paíz674/
Poľa674/
Vpai673/
Pajj673/
Hpai673/
Pauč673/
Póňa673/
Poșa673/
Pa'e673/
Paaa673/
Pazs673/
Padp673/
Ppau672/
Pfah672/
Bpai672/
Payh672/
Pajp672/
Pajš672/
Paës672/
Paìs672/
Hpaa672/
Hppa672/
Pajs672/
Vpfa672/
Bpau672/
Bpha672/
Pajz672/
Pgay672/
Pfai672/
Ppha672/
Pazp671/
Pfay671/
Phha671/
Pfat671/
Pauy671/
Paÿe671/
Papő671/
Pe'a671/
Bpoa671/
P'Au671/
Bpah671/
Bppa671/
Ppaj671/
Ppea671/
Ppoa671/
Pppa671/
Pfga671/
Pfha671/
Pfoa671/
Pfaa671/
Pfea671/
Pajd671/
Pabp671/
Paaj671/
Pazt671/
Pasj671/
Pasp671/
Vpah671/
Vpea671/
Vpha671/
Vppa671/
Bpaa671/
Bpap671/
Bpas671/
Bpfa671/
Hpad671/
Hpaj671/
Hpga671/

Pa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pa in the Bengali language
পাpa-
Pa in the Oriya language
ପାpa90.91
pa9.09
Pa in the Tibetan language
པ་pa66.67
པ།pa22.22
པཱ་pa11.11
Pa in the Hindi language
पाpa58.22
pa27.4
पााpaa5.33
पालpala2.4
पा़pa0.22

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